Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Paul Simon wrote “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1973. Also recorded by Bob James (released 1975), Mike Hankinson (released 1974) and American Journey (released 1981), among 15 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Run-D.M.C.’s “Peter Piper” (1986) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
The hardest beat on Raising Hell traces back to a Paul Simon song that came out in 1973, and Bob James put out his own take a couple of years later. Play Simon's first, then drop the needle on "Peter Piper" and hear where the party came from.
Credited writer: Paul Simon.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1973.
Run-D.M.C.’s “Peter Piper” (1986) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Mike Hankinson1974
- Bob James1975
- American Journey1981
- Zachary Richard & Allen Toussaint2006
- Johnnie Taylor & Floyd Taylor2019
15 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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